The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Jason Ayliffe & Sammy Whitelegg crossed the line in 1:02:40: 72nd of 478 men's teams, faster than 85% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 3:15 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:06 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Cardiff ran fast: the 1,565 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:03Running 1 4:49v median −0:26
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Block 02 5:36Running 2 4:07v median −0:40
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Block 03 7:04Running 3 4:23v median −0:38
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Block 04 6:51Running 4 4:19v median −0:45
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Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:36v median −0:38
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 4:42v median −0:43
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Block 07 4:11Running 7 4:09v median −0:41
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Block 08 8:48Running 8 5:13v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 466
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 466 men's teams who finished.